The agreement between Elon Musk and Twitter was recently confirmed. Soon after, Elon took full control of Twitter and made numerous changes to the platform within the first week. One of them was the mass termination of staff. Thousands of Twitter employees have had their jobs terminated. And, yes, it all happened in a few days. Many employees were upset with Elon’s choice and filed a lawsuit against him shortly after the mass layoffs.
Now, plenty of other ex-Twitter employees have filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk for illegal dismissal. Furthermore, another lawsuit has been filed against the platform in San Francisco for converting the work office into a bedroom, allowing employees to sleep on the job.
In a statement, lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan, who is bringing one of these cases against Elon Musk, said, “It’s really troubling that the richest man in the world believes he can walk all over employee rights and not have to respect the law, and we intend to hold him accountable.” The lawyer’s word for Elon does not appear to be good either. He claims that certain employees are not receiving the monetary compensation and other benefits promised to them before Musk’s takeover.
Lawyers argue that this was a secret layoff scheme that violated California law by failing to provide workers with the appropriate compensation and a 60-day notice period. Other claims are being made in response to Musk’s stern demand that employees either sign up for his vision for the company and adopt a “hardcore” work ethic or accept three months’ pay and leave. In either instance, it violates the law, according to the statement. Musk’s hatred of working from home is also being challenged, with staff with impairments or health issues considering demands to return to the office as unfair.
So, yes. That was all there was to the news. In legal terms, things are clearly not going well for the platform or Elon Musk. Let’s watch how and when the legal bodies rule on this, and how Musk handles the situation.
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